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Sodium

Unrefined Catalytic Element
41 units
Uncommon
4 ways to make it

Sodium is an unrefined catalytic element in No Man's Sky. The best yield: refine Sodium Nitrate x1 in a Portable Refiner to get 2.

Best yield

1Sodium Nitrate

22

Portable Refinerabout 0.24s per batch

Calculate

I needSodium

1 batch: 1 Sodium Nitrate in a Portable Refiner makes 2, about 0.24s in one refiner.

How to refine Sodium4 recipes

Best yield per input first

1Sodium Nitratemakes2SodiumPortable, about 0.24s
1Marrow Bulb 1Carbonmakes2SodiumMedium, about 0.36s
1Marrow Bulb 1Condensed Carbonmakes2SodiumMedium, about 0.36s
1Marrow Bulbmakes1SodiumPortable, about 0.24s

Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.

What can you refine from Sodium?14 recipes

What can you craft with Sodium?71 items

Frequently asked questions

About

A powerful catalyst, useful for charging defensive technologies such as shields or hazard protection.

Exosuit material handling technology allows automatic harvesting from appropriate sodium-rich flora.

A vital ingredient in the creation of many advanced devices, products and components.

Details

Legality: Legal
Data updated: 2026-09-09